HR Manager - Colleges

Salutem Care & Education; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Mental health resources

Meditation apps

Bereavement support

Free Online GP access

Health Cash Plan

Cancer Cover

Menopause support

Flexible pay with Wagestream

Utility bill savings

Money Helper

Life Assurance

Online workouts

Cycle to Work scheme

Gym discounts

National Trust activities

Job summary

Salutem Care & Education is seeking an HR Manager for Colleges at Beaumont College Lancaster with travel to other UK locations. You will drive operational HR support, working with the HRBP to implement the People Plan and ensure compliant HR delivery aligned to business objectives.

You will advise line managers on employee relations, recruitment, policy application and casework, while supporting HR projects and organisational change across divisions.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering operational HR support across multiple divisions.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR policies.
• Experience with TUPE and organisational change.

Responsibilities

• Support the HRBP’s and Director of HR and Resourcing implement the People Plan in a way that enables the business to meet its objectives.
• Provide line managers with pragmatic and consistent advice across employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and attendance.
• Supporting end-to-end recruitment processes and campaigns/events
• Manage complex employee relations cases, ensuring matters are progressed effectively and escalating sensitive, high-risk or strategic issues to the HR Business Partner.
• Review investigation reports and HR documentation, challenging where further information, evidence or investigation is required.
• Maintain oversight of divisional HR casework, monitoring caseloads, timescales, suspensions and potential areas of risk
• Proactively identify and address people issues with operational managers before they develop into formal HR matters
• Coach and develop line managers to confidently manage employee relations matters, apply HR policies consistently and take greater ownership of people management
• Promote consistency and collaborative working across the HR team and provide guidance to HR Administration colleagues where required
• Deputise for the HR Business Partner during periods of absence or annual leave
• Support the effective implementation and consistent application of HR policies, procedures and employment legislation across allocated divisions
• Identify areas of non-compliance or organisational risk, taking appropriate action and escalating where necessary
• Support HR file audits and work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain HR and employee compliance
• Lead and support HR projects and integrations as agreed with the HR Business Partner
• Support organisational change programmes, including TUPE transfers, restructuring, and reorganisations, managing allocated workstreams where required
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve HR processes, policies and ways of working
• Produce and analyse HR management information, identifying trends, recurring issues and emerging risks and recommending appropriate actions
• Lead and deliver HR inductions, clinics and training for line managers, identifying areas where further development or intervention is required
• Build and maintain effective relationships with operational line managers, senior stakeholders and external professional advisers
• Attend relevant operational and management meetings, providing appropriate HR advice and support
• Work collaboratively with the wider HR and People teams, promoting a consistent, professional and solutions-focused HR service
• Be an active member of the college SLT providing HR and recruitment advice and sharing organisational data, trends and themes
• This job description should not be seen as all encompassing, and the post holder will be expected to undertake any other responsibilities appropriate to the post as identified by the company

Skills

Employee relations

Recruitment

Coaching managers

HR policy

TUPE

Job description

About The Company

The HR Manager is a key member of the HR team, responsible for the effective day-to-day delivery of operational HR support across their allocated divisions. Working closely with the HR Business Partner, the HR Manager will support the implementation of the People Plan and ensure that HR practices support the effective, safe and compliant delivery of business objectives.

The ideal candidatewill provide confident, pragmatic and commercially focused HR advice to line managers, taking ownership of a broad range of employee relations matters and supporting line managers to manage people issues effectively, consistently and in accordance with organisational policies and employment legislation.

The HR Manager will also take an active role in HR projects, organisational change, training, management information and continuous improvement, working with and escalating to the HR Business Partner on particularly complex, sensitive, high-risk or strategic matters.

About The Role

HR Manager - Colleges

Reporting to - HRBP

Location - Beaumont College Lancaster (With travel to other college locations across the UK)

Job Responsibilities

• Support the HRBP’s and Director of HR and Resourcing implement the People Plan in a way that enables the business to meet its objectives
• Provide line managers with pragmatic and consistent advice across employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and attendance.
• Supporting end-to-end recruitment processes and campaigns/events
• Manage complex employee relations cases, ensuring matters are progressed effectively and escalating sensitive, high-risk or strategic issues to the HR Business Partner.
• Review investigation reports and HR documentation, challenging where further information, evidence or investigation is required.
• Maintain oversight of divisional HR casework, monitoring caseloads, timescales, suspensions and potential areas of risk
• Proactively identify and address people issues with operational managers before they develop into formal HR matters
• Coach and develop line managers to confidently manage employee relations matters, apply HR policies consistently and take greater ownership of people management
• Promote consistency and collaborative working across the HR team and provide guidance to HR Administration colleagues where required
• Deputise for the HR Business Partner during periods of absence or annual leave
• Support the effective implementation and consistent application of HR policies, procedures and employment legislation across allocated divisions
• Identify areas of non-compliance or organisational risk, taking appropriate action and escalating where necessary
• Support HR file audits and work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain HR and employee compliance
• Lead and support HR projects and integrations as agreed with the HR Business Partner
• Support organisational change programmes, including TUPE transfers, restructuring, and reorganisations, managing allocated workstreams where required
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve HR processes, policies and ways of working
• Produce and analyse HR management information, identifying trends, recurring issues and emerging risks and recommending appropriate actions
• Lead and deliver HR inductions, clinics and training for line managers, identifying areas where further development or intervention is required
• Build and maintain effective relationships with operational line managers, senior stakeholders and external professional advisers
• Attend relevant operational and management meetings, providing appropriate HR advice and support
• Work collaboratively with the wider HR and People teams, promoting a consistent, professional and solutions-focused HR service
• Be an active member of the college SLT providing HR and recruitment advice and sharing organisational data, trends and themes
• This job description should not be seen as all encompassing, and the post holder will be expected to undertake any other responsibilities appropriate to the post as identified by the company

Our Core Values:

• Supportive: Helping everyone reach their full potential.
• Ambitious: Striving for the best outcomes.
• Loyal: Prioritising our staff and the people we support.
• Unique: Innovating without compromising quality.
• Transparent: Fostering openness and mutual respect.
• Engaging: Partnering with everyone involved.
• Meaningful: Offering fulfilling opportunities.

Why Choose Us?

• Emotional Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance, mental health resources, meditation apps, and bereavement support.
• Medical Support: Free Online GP access, Health Cash Plan, Cancer Cover, and Menopause support.
• Financial Support: Flexible pay with Wagestream, utility bill savings, Money Helper, and Life Assurance.
• Physical Support: Online workouts, Cycle to Work scheme, gym discounts, and National Trust activities.

Still not convinced?

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Salutem Care and Education is dedicated to protecting and promoting the well-being of children, young adults, and vulnerable individuals. As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and, where applicable, overseas criminal record checks.